25 October 2018
KLAW - Conference Center
Africa/Nairobi timezone

Call for Abstracts

  • Opening day
  • Submission deadline

Call for Abstracts

The School of Business and Economics, Kabarak University, wishes to call for abstracts on research works documenting novel and empirical works for review and determination of the full paper submission at the Kabarak University International Conference on Business and Economics.

Conference Theme

Business and Economic Innovations for Global Competitiveness

Tracks

The conference is organized in the following tracks and authors will be required to select one for the abstract submission

Marketing and Tourism Innovations Paradigm Shift
Destination marketing, digital marketing, personality branding, relation, integrated marketing, social media. Innovations in hospitality industry, Impact of Global tourism on developing countries, Adoption of technology in Hospitality operations, Current trends in hospitality industry with regard to technology

Emerging Trends and Opportuunities in Entrepreneurship
Traction of agribusiness to youths and its adoption of technology and innovation - the challenges, and opportunities, entrepreneurship for self-employability and
poverty eradication, county interventions, indigenous entrepreneurship, talent and performing arts entrepreneurship, internet and entrepreneurship development, global entrepreneurship, green entrepreneurship, real estate agency farming.

Financial and Accounting Topical Issues
Impact of bank interest rate capping in Kenya, impact of prolonged electioneering
period on business in Kenya, challenges of financing of SME’s, financial management and accounting in County devolved Governments in Kenya, global financial instruments, cyber fraud and businesses, taxation for going global businesses, measuring company performance and green policy in business.

Trending Issues in Human Capital, Operations Management and Procurement
New labour laws (Kenya, 2007), graduate employability, labour dynamics, job satisfaction, employee performance, change management, work environment and gender affirmative action, performance measurement and contracting, Balance Score
Card, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Sigma Integration of Business rocess. Materials Resource Planning (MRP) Supply Chain Management Modern Management Approaches, negotiation practices, Procurement Controls

Emerging issues of Economic Development and Sustainability
International Trade and Economic Growth, Global Inclusion Practices Global Economic Volatilities and Impact on National Economies, Export-led Growth & Sustainability, Climate Change & Challenges of Sustainability, Industrialization vs. Environment

The call for abstracts is closed.